Ralph Garza vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Ralph Garza
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Ralph Garza as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ralph Garza posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.09 and 1.332 for Ismael Valdez. By the career numbers, Ralph Garza had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Garza and Ismael Valdez

Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.34
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.76
49.76
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.44
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
830
4.09
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
8.54
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
9.22
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.24
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.15
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.13
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.19
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.34
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
5.78
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.57
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.58
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
4.39
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.7
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
33.89
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7075
34.85
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Ralph Garza and Ismael Valdez

Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.34
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.36
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.06
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.99
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
96.65
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Garza and Ismael Valdez

Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
46
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
412.66
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
600
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
505.06
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.82
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
53.16
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
13.1
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.01
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
82.28
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.4
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
154.43
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100